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Travelport said that United Airlines signed a two-year extension of their current full content agreement. "Through the extension of the agreement, all United published fares and seat inventory, including Web fares available on its own site, reservation offices and through third parties, will be available to subscribers of Travelport's Apollo, Galileo and Worldspan GDS systems….well into 2013," Travelport said.

Travelport said that United Airlines signed a two-year extension of their current full content agreement. "Through the extension of the agreement, all United published fares and seat inventory, including Web fares available on its own site, reservation offices and through third parties, will be available to subscribers of Travelport's Apollo, Galileo and Worldspan GDS systems….well into 2013," Travelport said.
As part of the agreement, Travelport agents will have the ...

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